Cyclist Becky James won four medals at the World Track Cycling Championships, including sprint and keirin gold medals and later in the year became the first British woman to be invited to ride in the lucrative Japanese keirin circuit.
Triathlete Non Stanford was crowned ITU World Champion with victory in the World Series Grand Final in London – only 12 months after she won the Under-23 title.
The Wales Sport Awards were held at the Sport Wales National Centre in Cardiff, on Monday, 9 December.
As well as the live online transmission from bbc.co.uk/sportwales, the winner was also revealed on BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Cymru and appeared later that evening on BBC Wales Today on BBC One Wales and Newyddion on S4C.
Other awards presented on the night include Coach of the Year, Team of the Year, Junior Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year, Lifetime Achievement and BBC Cymru Wales’ Sports Unsung Hero. award.
A review of the sporting year will be broadcast on BBC Wales television towards the end of 2013.
Chair of Sport Wales, professor Laura McAllister said: “The calibre of the winners and finalists really give an indication of the standard of Welsh sport at the moment.
“We are a nation of just three million people but a nation where sport defines its people – it is a fundamental part of our DNA.
“These are the role models that we want the Welsh public to follow to help us bring through the next generation of young sportspeople and show them how to find their personal podium, whether that be in sport, in work, or in life more generally.”
Watch Welsh Sports Review 2013 on BBC Two Wales, Friday, 20 December at 21:00 GMT (repeated on BBC Two Wales, Boxing Day at 12:45 GMT).
